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is it EVER going to end?

i'm still waiting to get out to play on the SDR, having make do with the muddy bike and all the lanes.


poor me

Pretty effin depressin innit ? Am thinking of getting a boat, it'd be more use .

Get ya dirt Bike sorted and come out in the mud

Ive ridden my new bike twice since November just read its been a record breaking start to 2026 some parts of the UK have had rain every day since the new year!

Dorset has had it even worse than Devon I think.

Parts of the A35 near Bridport was like driving up a river, and a village near Dorchester was impassible as the road was submerged and bow waves from vehicles was flooding the neighboring houses

billinom8s wrote: ↑Feb 5th, '26, 19:13 Get ya dirt Bike sorted and come out in the mud

It's not the dirt bike that needs sorting, it's me .

I'm also falling apart, without a rain free day so far in '26 the aching bits are at their worst. I don't mind being old(ish) but I hate feeling old

I managed to go into Yeovil are couple of weeks ago as it's easier to park the bike (and cheaper) but that's been it

I've managed 4 or 5 runs out since Christmas. I don't mind the rain so much, and feel it keeps me a sharper and in better practice generally. I don't like it when it's really cold, one of the runs during the Christmas break was about 2-3 deg, and I was struggling after 1.5 hours, and riding noticeably worse as a result. That's an excuse for tea and cake though, so not all bad. I also don't like cleaning the bike after the ride so it's er... dirty still.

I am a bit superstitious and always work on the principle that if it is a bright clear blue sky day on the 1st of January we are going to have a good year with sunny weather and not to much rain. However if its crap on new years day then its crap all year....

31st December 2025 was a great day, clear blue sky's and nice and clear..... 1st January 2026 was shockingly bad with grey and rain.... I had hoped that my superstition was wrong.... unfortunately it does not seem to be the case..... looks like we are in for a wet year.

I am getting seriously fed up with this rain when will we ever se the sun again. Can I just turn into a bear and hibernate in a cave until April and come out when the sun arrives.

I saw on the news this morning, at least ANOTHER 10 days of wet weather.

billinom8s wrote: ↑Feb 10th, '26, 10:36 I saw on the news this morning, at least ANOTHER 10 days of wet weather.

Phew!
for a moment I thought a hose pipe ban might be coming.

Don't you worry, it will be.

We've actually had a couple of dry-ish days over in Hants in the last week - lots were getting excited about a better forecast last Saturday which proved true and plenty were out on their bikes as a result. Many complained about the cold afterwards - Duuuh! It's still February ya eejits
There were a couple of dry-ish days during the week too (as in brighter and only rained some of the time), and on my commute home on Wednesday I saw one muppet on a bike who'd gone overboard after seeing a dry journey ahead and was riding without gloves FFS...